Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 102 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. 215/45 R20 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 70mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 96.75mm sidewall height. In 215/45 R20, there is only one possible speed index for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 215/45 R20, PILOT ALPIN 5 usually competes against Winter i*cept evo3 W330, which is a tyre from Hankook with a rating of 89%, compared to 98% of the Michelin in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Upper-middle | £205 95 W | |||
2. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Premium | ||||
3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Premium | £263 95 V | |||
4. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | Premium | ||||
5. | Nokian WR D4 | Upper-middle | ||||
6. | Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2 | Upper-middle | ||||
7. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | Premium | £236 95 V + 1 |